Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse improves outlook with assistance from The Salvation Army

Syracuse, NY -- The financially-strapped Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse is getting back on its feet with help from The Salvation Army.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse has been struggling for the past few years because of loss of grants and a significant decrease in donations. In an effort to reduce costs, the organization has restructured their administrative staff. They are now receiving administrative assistance from The Salvation Army.

“We’ve restructured and made some cuts,” said Dave Hazelton, chair of the board for the Boys & Girls Clubs. “We’ve reduced our administrative costs and we are stronger than we’ve been in years.”

The Salvation Army is volunteering their assistance with administration duties in the areas of human resources and finance.

Hazelton said the clubs have been working on a 90-day plan since October and are making several positive changes.

At the four clubs’ sites – East Fayette Street, Hamilton Street, Shonnard Street and Central Village, a total of 285 youth are served every day. In the clubs’ school-based programs, 1,070 youth are served.

“The key component here is that we continue to provide our services to the youth in the community,” Hazelton said.